South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-20

Fashion Notes.
Norfolk jackets are in great favor.
Fans arc carried, not worn; likew;s,
bouquets.
Large plnids are correctly worn b,
little children.
Button gloves are more worn thor
mousquetaircs.
All grown women wear high coifrures.
but not young girls.
Stripes are the leading featur, il
spring goods of all kinds.
Half high boots aud low shoes viii
again be in vogue for summer wear.
The shepherds plaid is seen In all tn,
familiar mixtures and in bright red and
white rs n novelty.
There are heavy weight tussore silk.
which arc designed for tailor made cos.
tunes and arc to be stylish.
Beads of all sorts enter hugely into
the stylish millinery and in trimming
for chessy costumes and outer garments.
Dark figures on n light ground are
more stylish for sateen and fine oing.
hams than dark grounds with light flo.
ures.
Colored beads are so ncttcd into silk
cord as to form matlettcs and make very
stylish finish for summer silk for street
wear.
A bouquet of ostrich feathers of diff.
ferent shades makes stylish carnaturt
for hat. Several colors are seen in the
tops.
Belgian straw is one of the very dura.
BILE and pretty braids for walking hats
or those used for any serviceablc pur.
pose.
Cross bars of color on neutral grounds
are very stylish. Ga ginghanls these
cross bars are corded, giving pretty
effect.
One of the prctticst designs of little
girls costumes for the summer is the
Gretchen dress as it is so easily laun-
dered.
Trimmings Of Hamburg embroidery
are used in all sorts If costumes for
children, including those of light wooden
fabric.
Braid trimmings were never more
stylish than this season, and the variety
in which they are shown is something
astonishing.
Fine Tuscans and Milan braids arc to
be generally worn the coming season and
are more liked than the heavy servcca-
bic English braids.
Satin and plain silks make stylish
black costumes. The petticoat is of the
stripe and the overiress of plain fabric,
surah or gros grain.
All shades of lilac and heliotrope.
which are so dainty and becoming, are
to be w@rn the coming season and in all
the d ffsrcnt fatrics.
Muslin and mulls are deliberately
trimmed with velvet both on the skirt
and corsase. A sash Of velvet is also
worn with the costume.
Tinsel is seen only in very moderate
quantity in millinery this season, and is
used with much more taste and discrc-
ton than was tho case last season.
Plaid ribbon is a stylish trimming for
hats. II Is in heavy quality with picot edge
and is nude into tall bows such as were
worn on the winter bonncts and hats.
Bonncts arc tr H. lower than last
season, although the trimming is still
hcapcd we'll up in front and consists Of
bows and flowers in confusion Of color.
The plain yoke waist is favorte
mod el for little girls costumes, aud i,
still the most stylish even for those
made Of fine emf robbery to wear over a
silk slip.
Oriental designs seem 20 b. very much
liked this season in cotton fabrics as
well as wooden. Palm leaves, nra-
bcsques and Eastern tracery arc quite
stylish.
n novelty in summer silks is the tus-
sore with satin stripes Of bright color.
These arc exceedingly pretty and stylish
and combine prcttily with the plain
material.
CJlored chip hats and bonnots arc for
drcssy occasions, light blue, helioirope
and rcd being tho favorite shades.
These should be trimmed with colored
grapes Of tho same shade.
Piumcs for hats are taking the varied
co'ors given TO ribbon this season. Onc
new hat has dared TO show itself adorned
with six, ono each Of crimson, yellow,
pink, green, cream and brown.
mad Seen HIM
81 left boy about 10 years old out